Over the past 10 to 15 years the evolution of smart, sensor-based products and systems has reshaped the way we interact with each other and the world around us. This Research Forum will compare a snapshot from the past with new initiatives today that connect us with the products around us, the buildings we inhabit, and the cars we drive along with speculation of where we might be headed tomorrow.

The College of Design Diversity and Inclusion Council has invited Peggy McIntosh, senior research scientist and former associate director for the Wellesley Centers for Women, Kaye Husbands Fealing, professor and Chair for the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, and Robert Kirkman, associate professor and director of graduate studies for the School of Public Policy to discuss what diversity and inclusion means to them, and to facility an open discussion from the audience about issues of diversity and inclusion. The overall ambition of this event is to foster and enable engagement and open dialogue between the audience and the speakers.